Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Daniel Choi, MD

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · West Hills, CA

Daniel Choi, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in West Hills, California, and NPI 1679078216, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (California A178466, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1679078216
Name
Daniel Choi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
License number
A178466 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7301 Medical Center Dr Ste 301, West Hills, CA 91307
Phone
(818) 583-9115
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024

2,760 Medicare Part D claims for 858 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,306 among the 282 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.

  1. Daniel Choi2,760
  2. Specialty average1,306

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate880 claims
  2. Ofloxacin664 claims
  3. Latanoprost354 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol147 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate138 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate91 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 74.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%30.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $555.18

10 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 247 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,865.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Choi$555.18
  2. Specialty average$3,865.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Azul Vision IncWest Hills, CA
  2. California Eye Specialists Medical Group IncTarzana, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in California

There are 46 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California.

Other cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California

  1. Rakhi Ammar, MDLa Jolla, CA1285138503
  2. Patricia Bainter, MDLa Jolla, CA1487737847
  3. Brandon Bates, MDOrange, CA1376288274
  4. Carla BerkowitzSan Diego, CA1578928669
  5. Clemence Bonnet, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA1861256547
  6. Shyamanga Borooah, MDSan Diego, CA1275165102
  7. Clement Cheng, MDStanford, CA1629065826
  8. Joanne Choi, MDSan Francisco, CA1063041838
  9. Michael Choi, M.D.Buena Park, CA1871912279
  10. Adam Dao, MDSan Diego, CA1770870446

Common questions

What is Daniel Choi, MD's NPI number?

Daniel Choi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679078216, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Choi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7301 Medical Center Dr Ste 301, West Hills, CA, 91307. Phone: (818) 583-9115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Choi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A178466, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Daniel Choi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Choi, MD had 2,760 Medicare Part D claims for 858 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel Choi, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.